Research of other thriller film opening locations
Silence of the lambs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1o-GOpdt0Q
The opening of this film is set in a woodland forest. The lighting is quite low key to begin with and gives a sense of mystery. I think the isolated, rural area works well to create an effect that the character/victim is alone so no one would be able to hear or help them. This makes the reader feel nervous and builds tension right from the start.
Shutter Island: http://moodle.centralsussex.ac.uk/mod/resource/view.php?id=36518
Shutter Island begins with a shot of the wide ocean in a misty fog, a boat then appears out of this and the audience is taken to the location of inside the boat. Again the use of the sea means that the people are alone of the boat with no escape, added with the effect of fog so they cannot see who is around. This conveys desolation and remoteness which makes the audience feel trapped themselves.
The opening few shots of this film are of a lake with a high hillside on each side. There are no characters seen and it's shot in quite a long pace so it portrays that there is such alienation in the landscape. This again means the audience can't see anything over the hillsides so there could be something hidden.
All of these films use some sort of mist, rain or unfocused effect in their locations to create mystery which is why in our film we chose to use an unfocused effect when the character is walking down the lane.
After looking carefully and researching other locations, we have chosen the lane in Scaynes hill which is quite rural so in the dark we thought it would give an eerie, conventional thriller effect. This is also effective as our lighting can be tested easier and equipment can be moved around easier. We will explore a variety of camera angles and movements in this location. The location isn't too far from the college which is also convenient for us.
Our actress Georgie will 'wake' up in the lane and look around, so we may use some shots of the surroundings as well. We will also experiment with different angles and tracking shots in this location before filming to ensure our film will be as good as we can make it.
We will also be using the entrance of the lane by the main road. We will use this as part of the 'flash back' where Kieran will start to follow Georgie down the lane, this gives the audience assumptions as to what has happened and why she has woken up injured down the lane. This location will begin the chase scene where the characters will be running. For this we aim to use a variety and as many different shot types and camera angles as we can. The shots will be quick pace so we will need to film in lots of different areas, changing the placing of the camera within this location.
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